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<pre>public class <span class="typeNameLabel">AnonymousAuthenticationToken</span>
extends <a href="AbstractAuthenticationToken.html" title="class in org.springframework.security.authentication">AbstractAuthenticationToken</a>
implements java.io.Serializable</pre>
<div class="block">Represents an anonymous <code>Authentication</code>.</div>
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java.util.Collection&lt;? extends <a href="../core/GrantedAuthority.html" title="interface in org.springframework.security.core">GrantedAuthority</a>&gt;&nbsp;authorities)</code></th>
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<code><a href="AbstractAuthenticationToken.html#eraseCredentials()">eraseCredentials</a>, <a href="AbstractAuthenticationToken.html#getAuthorities()">getAuthorities</a>, <a href="AbstractAuthenticationToken.html#getDetails()">getDetails</a>, <a href="AbstractAuthenticationToken.html#getName()">getName</a>, <a href="AbstractAuthenticationToken.html#isAuthenticated()">isAuthenticated</a>, <a href="AbstractAuthenticationToken.html#setAuthenticated(boolean)">setAuthenticated</a>, <a href="AbstractAuthenticationToken.html#setDetails(java.lang.Object)">setDetails</a>, <a href="AbstractAuthenticationToken.html#toString()">toString</a></code></li>
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<pre>public&nbsp;AnonymousAuthenticationToken&#8203;(java.lang.String&nbsp;key,
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<dd><code>authorities</code> - the authorities granted to the principal</dd>
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